Question
"But they didn't stop putting money in the collection basket. They didn't write letters to their bishop. They didn't alert the media or the police. They didn't speak out for justice. - WHY"

Joe's response
"Because they did not realized the extent and seriousness of the problem"

Well maybe at first. But, there is a problem with this one answer to a complex issue, spanning many years. Why was there no christian outreaching to comfort and heal the victims by the faithful (after all, these victims were a part of the RC family)? Why were the bishops not taken on, when they spoke out against the victims (for example Colin Campbell)? Why was there not a massive RC faithful outcry when priests were moved from parish to parish, country to country...and allowed to abuse others (transfers, that may...or likely are still be happening)? This was known externally...especially in more recent years....so there is no logic that it was not evident internally.